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U.S. Ebola Virus Patient Being Treated in Atlanta Faces Crucial Days

Infected American Said to Be Improving in Hospital

An update on the condition of the two Americans infected with Ebola and how getting early care improved their survival chances, plus all the latest on efforts to quell the epidemic in Africa. WSJ's Cameron McWhirter has the details on the News Hub with Michael Casey. Photo: AP

ATLANTA—An American infected with Ebola in Liberia was being treated and monitored in the U.S. on Sunday, as doctors worked to provide care in what will be a crucial few days in his attempt to recover from the deadly disease.

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About a week after his first symptoms of Ebola were reported, Kent Brantly, a doctor, was in an Atlanta hospital's special isolation unit. He had arrived...